I have a friend who has built a bunch of 3D printers from scratch (of his own design) as a hobby. Hobby != business. And it's not a price war unless you can buy

I have a friend who has built a bunch of 3D printers from scratch (of his own design) as a hobby. Hobby != business. And it's not a price war unless you can buy the printers, what we have is a crowd funding war. I know a couple people that work at MakerBot. They're not dumb. The reason the printer keeps getting more expensive over time is because that's what it takes to make a nice one.